This week has been one filled with excitement and dancing. All three of ACU's dance and step teams had their tryouts for new members. Omega, ACU's contemporary and jazz dance group had auditions this past Sunday. Omega is a contemporary organization on campus that is all about exploring expression of faith and creativity through dance. They want ... [Read More…]
Student performers return with new name
"Caroline and Jake" performed in SpringFest last semester. With the beginning of a new semester, Juniors Caroline Nikolaus and Jake Hall performed last Friday as the Dogwoods at Rec Fest in front of a large crowd. Hall and Nikolaus met in marching band and quickly became friends. At a band retreat Nikolaus asked Hall to play a song she had written ... [Read More…]
Embodying ‘Emma’: Cast strives to portray the time and culture of Austen’s novel
If you see any theatre majors drinking tea and walking around very upright do not be alarmed, they are simply getting into character. As part of their preparations for Emma, the upcoming theatre performance adapted from Jane Austen's novel, the cast has been studying everything about the time period from garb and accent down to the way they ... [Read More…]
Blank canvas: McMurry exhibition empowers women to make art, tell story
As part of their most recent exhibition, McMurry University will display artwork from a group of people who are connected not by their profession, age, or skill level, but because they are women. In honor of Women's History Month, 100 Women, 100 Words features small, square canvases created by a group of women from Abilene, some as young as ... [Read More…]
Renaissance Woman: Flutist, writer, journalist and teacher to visit for performance and masterclass
Eugenia Zukerman will visit campus this weekend to teach a flute masterclass and perform as part of the Guest Artisit Series. A Renaissance Woman Zukerman is a true renaissance woman. She has been involved in the music and creative community for many years and in many forms. Serving as the Arts Correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning News, she ... [Read More…]
Faculty, quartet member to perform free show this weekend
The Permian Basin String Quartet will perform a free show on ACU's campus for both students and community members this Saturday. The cultural experience of the performance is paired with an opportunity to see one of ACU's faculty members on stage. John Madura, adjunct music professor and first violin for the quartet, is in his fifth season as a ... [Read More…]
Newsboys reign in ‘God’s Not Dead’ show
by Brittany Williams Abilene Civic Center was packed with Newsboys' fans Saturday night. Concert goers carried posters that read "God's Not Dead!", the title of the Newsboys' latest album and tour. The album was released in November and intended to be an encouragement listeners, said Jeff Frankenstein, the keyboardist of the Christian pop-rock ... [Read More…]
Theatre seniors spend semester in NYC
Five ACU theatre students are spending the last semester of their senior year in a new place, New York City. Senior theatre majors Ashley Parizek, from Dublin, OH, Peter Hargrave, from Pasadena, Kelley Barker, from Mesquite, Blake Rogers, from Athens, TX, and Jefferson Ferguson, from Houston, are spending the spring semester in Manhattan with a ... [Read More…]
First show of semester displays seniors’ art
On Friday night the Shore Art Gallery will host an opening for the first senior art show of the spring, "The Fifth Dimension." Works will be displayed by Sara Beth Almquist, interior design major from Spring, Michael McCarty, graphic design major from Grapevine, Hannah Barnes, graphic design major from El Paso, Briana Dinella, interior design ... [Read More…]
Sculpturing Success: Hallmark wins regional award
Morgan Hallmark, senior art major from Garland, worked mostly in 2D mediums until she signed up for her first sculpture class because her boyfriend was in the class. One year later, she has fallen in love with working with the third dimension and is winning regional awards for her work. The art department at the public high school Hallmark ... [Read More…]
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